The Covid-19 pandemic has been difficult and sometimes sad for many people, but I hope you’ve found some things to be thankful for amid the challenges.

Mindful photography – sometimes known as slow or contemplative photography – is all about being creative and ‘in the moment. It’s a therapeutic process where you use your camera to connect with the world around you and improve your mental health.

I’m celebrating the new year with a shiny new website for Heather Bennett Photography.

I was sorting through my photographic books last night and I started limiting myself to a shortlist of 5 books which have been useful to me over the years which I felt might also be useful to those starting out in photography either as a serious hobby or as a career.

It seems a very long time since I have managed to start catching up with all the 'jobs' which have got left behind! 

As promised here is the second part of composition in Brief.  I hope it is useful to you.

I’ve broken this into two sections as it has got a bit long!

Composition is the basis of every genre in photography and is one of the first things to think about and experiment with. 

So you have packed the car with everyone and everything in it and you drive off from home looking forward to two weeks away from work and spending time either with those you love (hopefully!) or are intending to find a bit of space for yourself on a trek to somewhere you want to visit.

Sometimes I can spend hours sitting in a place I have visited before and where I have found specific forms of wildlife and yet I see nothing. 

This is a very short guide to lens choice: please see my other blogs and fact sheets for  further information on terms such as focal length, aperture, depth of field (f values), perspective etc.